The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 01, 1909, Page TWO, Image 2
CARD FROM MR. SOOZER.
Mr. D. Luther Boozer Replies to Card
From Mr. M. W. Oxner Publish
ed in The Observer Dec. 29.
Mr. D. Luther Boozer was in the
city on Wedntsday and gave out the
following statement in reply to the
card of Mr. M. W. Oxner, published
in the Observer of Tuesday in regard i
to the shooting of Mr. Oxner by Mr. I
Boozer, at Kinards, some days ago: c
"'In reply to Mr. Oxner's state- i
ment in the Newberry Observer of i
December 29 I desire to say: I
"He denies advancing on me. In I
that he is certainly badly mistaken. I
He must be very absent minded to
say that he did not advance on me. t
I can prove that he did. I
"As for his striking me and knock- E
ing my pistol down, that is certainly
false, as he was at least eight or ten t
steps from me when I fired at him,
and he still continued to advance on I
me, and then I shot him in the thigh. r
Mr. Oxner never did get any closei E
to me than three steps or four, and c
about that time my wife got there, I
and he said he was not armed, and
I did not make any effort to do any x
more.
"As for Mr. Oxner's saying that a
he was not armed, I could not say
positively that he was or was not,
but he acted very much like a man
that might have been armed-thrust
ing his right hand in his pocket and
advancing on me and appearing to
be angry. Of course I could not say
what was in his pocket, as I haven't
a pair of X-ray eyes that I could pen
etrate his pocket, or his person, eith
er. But if he did not have a pistol
he was out of the line of his custom.
He had been carrying one. And as
for his saying that I knew he had
not 6arried one in two years, how
could I make such a statement or
vouch for any such statement as
that? I was about him very little. 0
Anybody would know that a man
can carry a pistol on his person with
out wearing a coat. He seems to
think a man can't carry a pistol with
out having a coat on. He goes on.to e
say that I stopped and talked with
him several times. Of course I didn't
examine him to see whether he was
armed or not. I was under the im
pression that he carried one all the
time, having seen him with one a
good many times.
"Mr. Oxner eertainly has a wrong
idea when he says he had a right toE
move this negro, because he knew 1 t
had an older contract than he had for
next year with these negroes-1Rich
Young and his family and others. He
knew I had talked with him and told
him I had the contract, and also
* written him the not'e, as he acknow
ledges. That contract was ree;orded
in the clerk's office at Laurens and
lie could very easily have found out
that I had the negro hired befoi-e he'
hired him, by examining the records.
-But he stated to me at the time we
had this conversation that contracts
\were no account, anyway, and I pre
.sume that is the reason he moved the4
negro, thinking they were no account.
"He says he only moved one negro
from my house, and that he gave me
a check of fifty dollars when he mov
ed th'e negro. I .deny that. In re
gard to this negro he has reference
to, Mr. J. S. Blaloek sent me a check
for forty-five dollars. -The negro did
owe me fifty dollars, and the negro
went to Mr. James Blalock and got a
cheek for forty-five dollars, and the
negro said he was going to Mr. Bla
lock's, but next day afterwards he
was working in Oxner's field. That
was a pretty sharp trick they worked
on me. He stated he only moved one
negro from my place. He moved
-three-Tom Miller, Race Dean and
Jim Davis. He gave me a check one
time, after considerable trouble try
ing to get him to settle for some
hands, of thirty odd dollars. He sim
ply lies when he says he' gave me a
check for fifty dollars. He never
gave me a check for fifty dollars on
hands in his life. Mr. Blalock gave
me a check for forty-five dollars on
one, the same negro I had reference
to above, who Nwas working in Ox
ner's field next day after the check
was given.
"D. L. Boozer."
Following is the card from Mr. M.
W. Oxner, which appeared in Tues
day's Observer, to which Mr. Boozet
has reference:
"On Saturday morning, Decembe1
19. abou.t half-past 7 o'clock, as I was
going to my saw mill, near the depot
at Kinards, I passed near D. L. Booz
er. hitehing his mule on my land. I
said to him. "Good morning. He re
plied, "I have no good morning for
vou. von d-- s-- of a b--. " 1
a.sked, "What do you say?"' 1k
then mpdfo at mec with his pistol, re
pingtil "d-- s- of a 1: sev
eral times, puttidg his pistol in my
breast. I knoeked the pistol down
ad; it went off and hit me in the
tue. and shot four time-. one of the
>alls hitting me in the thigh, two mis
sing. His wife then came up, took
lold of him and carried him off.
"I was not armed or expecting a
Dersonal difficulty with Boozer whenjL1
ie advanced on me with his pistol. 1
)pened my coat and told him I was
aot armed, having carried no pistol
n two years; and Boozer knew it, as
ie had been with me at my gin house
; veral days having his cotton ginned
tt my gin, and several times when
iot ginning but passing would stop
Lnd tAk with me. At different times
te saw me with my coat off and
:new I had no pistol on my person.
"The negro Boozer had reference
o in his statement, that I moved, was
tot living on Boozer's place, but liv
d on Andrew J. Johnson's place. He
oozer, wrote me a note not to move
he negro. I, having him under eon
;ract, believed I had the right to i
nove him, and wrote Mr. Johnson a
tote asking his consent to move him,':
ts the negroes were anxious to move
n my place, and Mr. Johnson agreed
or them to move.
"Except one time I have nevei
aoved a hand off of Boozer's place,
nd then I gave him a check for
'50 to move the negro, and it was
greeable to him; and this same ne
ro Boozer moved off my pla,e the
ame year.
'"M. W. Oxner."
RECEIVERS FOR SEMINOLE.
udge Watts Announces Decision Af
ter Arguments.-Action to
Protect Stockholders.
Cheraw, Dec. 28.-Judge Watts to
ight, after hearing the arguments,
nnounced that he would appoint re
eivers for the Seminole Securities
ompany in accordance with the re
uest of J. C. Klugh. He stated that
n the allegations toa' he was satis
ied that there should be an investi
ation of the affairs that could only
e done by a receiver. "If it be
rue," said Judge Watts, "that these
ommissions were paid it shocks my
onscience. Of course, it is a bad
low, but I see no other remedy."
The bond was fixed at $50,000 for
he receivers and $150,000 for te
~aue of the property. Th~e case was
long one, but very interesting. The
assages between the attorneys, the1
llegations made and answers return
d, the arguments, were all listened
o closely. The argument of attor
eys for Klugh was that the Seminole
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Coughs then come easy all win1
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protection of tille Stuekl.idercs tile re
eeivers should take charge. The ar
gument of attorneys for the trustees
was that the trustees were not re
sponsible- for the action of some of
the agents and that no eas' had been
made out; also that there was pro
tection inside the company that had
never been asked. The argument of
Mr. Bellinger for the Seminole com
pany was that the allegations were
irrelevant and there was protection
nside the company for the stockhold
,rs.
New Organization Perfected.
,olumbia State, Dec. 30.
As a result of the meeting held
2ere yesterday by stockholders of the
3eminols Securities company, the fol
owing things were brought about:
A new organization was perfected.
Judge Watts is prayed to appoint
Ihe new board of directors to be re
-eivers in lieu of the three he has
iamed.
The Southern Life of Fayetteville
las agreed to refund the money paid
or stock in its corporation. (It was
;his trade through C. J. H-ebert whose
.ommissions amounted to about $80,
)00 that the scandal was started).
Steps are to be taken to prosecute
my who may have violated the laws.
Auditor Highley made an interest
.ng report after an exa- nation of
;he Seminole books in Chattanooga
ind reported that the books had been
;tolen from him in transit to Colum
)ia.
Neith-er Garlington nor Hebert was
>resent-although Garlington in
ighting for time is said to have .av
)red this meeting.
The report of Auditor Highley
;howed that Garlington, in disposing
)f his general agency' of the State
klutual Lirfe of Rome, Ga., had re
.eived $75,000 in stock in the Car
)lina Agency company, and that he
1ad exchanged the $75,000 for an
iquivalent amount in the Seminole
ompany, about $50,000 of which he
onverted into cash.
Paysinger-Summer.
Mr. Robert Paysinger and Miss
a.rah Summer were married on Sun
lay afternoon, December 27, at 3:30
> 'lock, at the home of the bride's
ather, Mr. J. P. Summer, near New
>erry. The ceremony was p'erform
d by Dr. A. J. Bowers.
The many friends of the contract
ng parties wish them much happi
iess.
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